Valve construction



Sept. 30, 1 F. J. FERRUZZI VALVE CONSTRUCTION Filed March 15, 1947 Twig - INVENTOR. 274/113 Tel/$122 5,

Patented Sept 30, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE g VALVE CONSTRUCTION I :Frank;'.I-. Eerruzzi,f Willow Grove, P215, assignorf'to TheiAro Equipment Corporation, Bryan, Ohio, a. corporation of vOhio Applicati'omMarcH I3, 1947, Serial No. 734328 This; invention. relates to: asva'lve construction and particularly: to: a valve construction for use in high pressurelubricant valves.

High pressure. lubricant: valves havea heretofore beenaused; inwhi'ch aavalvetstem' is 'provided. which has-Ia portion which seats 0114a. stationary part of the valve casing. Such valve-stemsfare 'gen-' erallyncylindrical' in shapeza'nd' theseat portion has; been provided with aiflat' or ground-off part through whichthe'highzpressure lubricant passedwhen thezvalve wasinopentposition. It has'been found, however-that the high pressure lubricant has aztendencey .to burn the flat portion of the valve: stem asit passes therethrough.v and eventually' the valve would. leak. causing-waste and untidiness Eandnecessitating replacement of the valvestem.

Itis an obiectnof. this'invention to provide. a

valve stem for 'ahighpressure lubricant valve which; will remain: tight-(throughout long; periods but-twill; permitpassageof the requiredouantities ofrhigh'- pressure lubricant when inithe open position. y

Itis another objector-the invention to elimi-' nateburning' ofvalve-stems in. high pressure lubricant valves.

It is ralso' anroblectoi-the invention to provide a. valve stem having a novel shape to provide for ready passage of high. pressure lubricant when the valve is open without burning of the valve stem.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a valve stem'for a high'pressurelubricant valve which easily machined andwhich may beproducedveconomically in large quantities.

Withxthese and other objects inview, my invention consists in the construction, arrangement and-combination of the various parts of my' device whereby l the objects contemplated v are attained:

valve stem illustrating the shape of the valve stem adjacent the portion thereof which seats on a fixed part of the valve casing.

Referring specifically to the drawing for a detailed description of the invention, numeral II 3- Claims; (01. 251 2,s)

designatesr'generally'a' housing for a'high pressureil lubricant valve which is attached .to a sourceot :1 highpressure lubricant (not-shown). ethroughta flexible" hose 1.2. The valvelisr provided with a nozzle 13. which isadaptednto be'isecuredutoznaw suitable grease fitting. A manual loperatingi: handle M is provided onithe .va'lveandlisecuredz to" the. valve casing H to raise:and'lower'awalve stem,. generally indicated. at li iwhieh is disposed in a :central' vertical? bore: .1 Erin: the; valveiliousing v H. Asleeve .fl' havingan internal "cylindrical-L; borev 2 05 ispressed into therbore t6 adjacent they lower portion thereof. and provides .8,- 'S9a,t;.| '8i at; its upper flatsurfa'ce. .The: valvesstem-ltrisinorw mally forced against the seatl-S; by-La coil spring 19 disposed in the:upper:portionflof.zthewbore [61.11;

The valve stemextendsthrough. upper-andlowier packings 2| which preventigreaseifrom escaping. from the valve body ll. a. The valve stem 15 is, provided withsa shoulder or flange 2-2 intermediateot the ends of theivalve c: stemand: a second coil spring 23 iS'EQSllJiOHQd-fbdfiil tween the flange '22 and a;,packing ringgZkof-the; upper ,packing 2| 2 lighter ,qspring, 3;;also

1 tends to hold the valve omits-seat I 8, :andeDrO-r:

vides a limiting deviqeforthe upwardunovementr, of the valve stem [5. a

g In accordance with" thejpresent invention ,the valve stem i5: has ataperedbortionfi whichlco-g'. operates withthe seat I18 to provide. a fli ici.; tight-- engagement whenpthe-valve stern i5; inigi closed position. Above'the' taperedmor on a cylindricalportion- 2 6-. ;"I he tapered portio is tapered'inwardly and thevalve stem-ithen provided with a tapered portion Z'Fwhichtapers; v outwardly. Below the tapered portionzflxtherei provided a reduced cylindrical portiong2-8= whij is relatively I narrow: in vertical extentg, CEle'; cylindrical portion -:-2:8 is of such s-ize ;tha-t.-=it ,en!i gages the'internal bore 29,- oi thewsleeve ll and when the valve is closed, as shown;in 'Fig 2lassists in. preventing the passageo lubricant,throughw thevalve. I 7 H j '1 1.;

Below the-cylindrical portion:,28tthe valvesstenri: is provided with ca fil-let-orradius i digatedvat'fl; 11: which filletterminates in-a r ducedwcylihdrica'lzs portion 3| of the valve stem l-5;: Ilse-cyli drical: portion 28 and the fillet 29 are so positioned that when the valve stem I5 is raised from its seat l8 the cylindrical portion 28 is disposed slightly above the valve seat l8 and high pressure lubri-v cant from the hose l2 may flow through a horizontal passage 32 connecting the hose and the bore I6, thence through the bore l6 past the cylindrical portion '28 and the curved portion 29 of the valve stem, then through an opening 33 and the bottom of the sleeve I! and out through a passage 34 in the lower portion of the valve casing II to the nozzle I3.

The handle or operating member I4 is pivoted at 35 on the housing II and is provided with screw-threaded adjustable engaging pin 36 which is positionedagainst-a portion 3'! of the valve stem l which extends exteriorly of the casing I 1 adjacent the bottom thereof.

From the foregoing description it will be ap- 2. A valve for high pressure lubricant comprising a valve body, a passage for lubricant in the valve body and a seat formed therein, said seat dividing the lubricant passage into inlet and discharge sides, walls forming a bore within the valve body on the discharge side of said seat, a valve stem having a portion thereof within the valve body and an actuating portion. extending from the discharge end of saidvalve body, said valve stem including a first portion adapted to engage with said seat to provide a fluid tight joint and to parent that when the operator forces the handle I4 upwardly the pin 36 engages the extension 3'! of the valve stem and forces the valve upwardly against the bias of the springs I9 and 23. The inwardly tapered portion of the valve stem I5 is,

therefore, lifted from its seat I8 and the valve stem I5 is raised a suflicient distance so that the cylindrical portion 28 of the valve stem willbe disposed above the seat I8. The high pressure lubricant maybe forced through the passages described above from the hose l2 to the nozzle I3 and thehigh pressure lubricant will pass around all sides ofthecylindrical portion 28 and curved portion.29 ofthe valve stem I5. By distributing the passage of. the high pressure grease over a considerable area, burning of the valve stem is. eliminated, the required amount of lubricant is permitted to pass through the valve and an efiective sealis provided both by the engagement of the inwardly tapered portion 25 of the valve stem with the seat I8 and by the engagement of the cylindricalportion 28 of the valve stem I5 with the interior walls or bore of the sleeve II.

From the foregoing it will therefore be clear that I have provided an improved valve stem for high pressure lubricant valves which valve stem eliminates burning and the necessity of frequent replacement thereof. I

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts of my device without departing from the real spirit and purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claims any modified forms of structure'or use of mechanical equivalents which maybe reason ably included within their scope. I

I claim as my invention: I

1. A; valve for high pressure lubricant comprising avalve body, apassage for lubricant in the valve body and a'seat formed therein, saidseat dividing thelubricant passage'into inlet and discharge sides, walls forming a bore within the valve body on .thedischarge side of --said'seat,'a valve stem having at least a portion thereof within the valvebody, said valve' stem including a first portion adapted-to engage with said seat to provide a fluid tight joint and to disengage from said seat to permit the passage of lubricant, a second portion of the'valve stem adapted to slidably engage with the walls ofsaid bore when the valve is in its closed position, and an inwardly and axially curved portion extending completely around the valve stem at the discharge side of the second portionthereof', said second portion at 'itsdischarge end providing an abrupt shoulder-like transition 6 from said second portion to said inwardly and axially curvedportion.

-disengage from said seat to permit the passage of lubricant, a second portion of the valve stem adapted to slidably engage with the walls of said bore whenthe valve is in its closed position and an inwardly curved portion extending completely around the valve stem at the discharge side of the second portion thereof, said actuating portion extending from said inwardly curved portion and being substantially smaller than the discharge bore .of said valve body with said curved portion merging smoothly into said actuating portion, and means exterior of the valve body for moving said valve stem to position the curved portion and the first and second portions thereof in the inlet side of said lubricant passage and out of engagement with the valve seat.

3. A- valve for high pressure lubricant compris ing a valve body, a passage for lubricant in the valve body, a valve seat formed in said valve bodyand dividing said lubricant passage into inlet and discharge sides, walls forming a bore within the valve body on the discharge side of said seat, a:

valve stem having at least a portion thereof within the valve body, said valve stem including a first portion adapted to engage with said seat to provide a fluid tight joint and to disengage from said seat to permit the passage of lubricant, a second portion inwardly and axially curved and extending completely around the valve stem and disposed in the discharge side of said passage when thevalve is closed and at least partially disposed above the valve seat in the inlet side of said passage when the valve is open, and a groove surrounding said stem between-said first and second portions. I? v FRANK'J. FERRUZZI.

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